Image courtesy of New England Patriots FOXBOROUGH – While rookie Gabe Jacas has finally gotten on the field and quickly shown that he may be a factor much sooner rather than later this year for the New England defense, another key piece of the puzzle is still missing. Harold Landry injured his knee in Week 6 last season and despite doing his best to get back, was never really able…
Image courtesy of UMass Athletics AMHERST – If UMass is going to shake its perennial embarrassment label in 2026, it’ll be mainly because of Pop Watson. That’s not to say wins and losses solely rest on the quarterback’s shoulders, but in a time where the Minutemen need new leadership, having a local star like Watson take control of the program, allowing everyone to fall behind him, is going to be……
FOXBOROUGH – Day 13 of Patriots training camp wasn’t full speed (probably about 80%), but the team got some good work in for just under two hours ahead of a big week. The Colts come to town for a joint practice on Tuesday before the first preseason game of the year on Thursday. It was a heavy red zone day after the Pats had the full weekend off. Things are…
Image courtesy of BC Athletics CHESTNUT HILL – It was only 9:00 a.m., but as BC defensive back Max Tucker took his place in the stretching line during the third training camp practice, his emotions poured out. It looked and sounded like he was prepping for a full game. Tucker and new Anthony Palano both yelled, slapped their helmets and got each other fired up…for practice. That juice is going…
FOXBOROUGH – The biggest crowd of the summer got an entertaining scrimmage on Friday as the team wrapped up the second week of training camp. Before practice, Mike Vrabel announced that there was a team-wide draft for the coaches, splitting squads up into Team Blue and Team White. Terrell Williams was the ‘head coach’ of Team Blue, while Tony Dews coached Team White. Here’s a drive-by-drive breakdown of how things…
FOXBOROUGH – After a helmet-less walkthrough on Wednesday, the Pats were back in pads on Day 11 of training camp Thursday. The muggy two-hour session was another intense, competitive back-and-forth as the ramp up begins towards a joint practice with the Colts on Tuesday before the preseason game Thursday. Here’s how things went down… -Will Campbell did not practice, despite being dressed. He did do some conditioning on the side,…
CHESTNUT HILL – They’ve all heard the noise. They’re kids, after all. It’s been on social media since the portal opened. 30 new faces and yet it’s the ‘same old BC’ picked to finish in the basement of the ACC. Why even bother playing the season? Well, thankfully, the Eagles do have a chance to make a statement on the field this season. On Wednesday, BC opened up one of…
By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Correspondent PEABODY – Tewksbury outlasted Buckingham Browne & Nichols 32-26 in triple overtime to claim the 2026 Northeast 7v7 New England championship on Tuesday night. “We were anxious to get on the field since last week,” said quarterback Will Harrison. “Playing against a team like BB&N is an honor.” Trailing 14-6 late in the game, Harrison connected with Grayson Ryder for a touchdown then found Nick…
It’s training camp eve for the BC Eagles. The 2026 season officially gets started on Wednesday morning when BC hits the practice fields at 8:45 a.m. With so much change on and off the field, the BC program may look unrecognizable to many when the team travels to face Cincinnati in the opener on September 5. Here are the five biggest questions facing the program that we’ll be watching closely…
